FEVER. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WHOOPING COUGH CAN BE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS IF DIAGNOSED EARLY ENOUGH. >>> HUGE WAVES ARE HITTING CALIFORNIA FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT DAY . ALTHOUGH THEY MIGHT BE GREAT FOR SURFERS, THEY ARE CAUSING FLOODING AS WELL AS LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AS THEY CRASH INTO THE COAST. ELYSE PRESTON REPORTS FROM MANHATTAN BEACH, SOUTH OF L.A. >> HIGH SURF WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE WEST COAST FROM THE U.S.-MEXICO ORDER, TO OREGON. WAYS UP TO 25 FEET HAVE PROMPTED OFFICIALS TO CLOSE ALL BEACHES IN CALIFORNIA'S MADERA COUNTY. AND MANY PEERS IN L.A. COUNTY. >> PRETTY GNARLY. THE WAVES WERE THE BIGGEST I'VE EVER SEEN. >> Reporter: SOME SURFERS COULD NOT RESIST WRITING THE MASSIVE WAVES, DESPITE THE POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS. MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING FAMILIES, STAYED ON THE SHORE TO WATCH. >> YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE BREAK. IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO ENJOY FROM THE DISTANCE OR OTHERWISE YOU ARE TEMPTING FATE. >> COASTAL FLOODING IS ANOTHER THREAT. EMERGENCY CREWS USED BULLDOZERS TO BUILD BURRS AS RESIDENTS GRABBED SANDBAGS TO PROTECT HOMES AND BUSINESSES. >> A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE OCCASIONAL FLOODS OR FIRES THAT WE EXPERIENCE. BUT IT IS HOME. >> TODAY'S WEATHER IS A WASH, FOR MANY ALREADY STRUGGLING SKI RESORTS ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WARM RAINS IN OREGON ARE MELTING THE UNUSUALLY SMALL AMOUNT OF SNOWPACK. MOUNT HOOD IN 24 IS EXPANDING ITS WORST SKI SEASON START IN 34 YEARS. >> WE LIVE BY THE SNOW SO IF IT DOES NOT COME IT MAKES IT CHALLENGING ON US TO RUN THE RESORT. >> SOME PEERS WILL BE CLOSED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. OFFICIALS SAY WITH HUGE WAVES IT IS JUST NOT SAFE. ELYSE PRESTON, CBS NEWS, AND HATTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA. >>> VANESSA MURDOCK WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE CONDITIONS IN FLORIDA AND WHAT IS NEXT. THOSE IMAGES ARE WILD. >> INCREDIBLE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA. ALL OF THE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW EXPIRE BY 10:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME. VERY GOOD NEWS. WHAT WE WILL SHOW YOU NOW IS A MODEL FORECAST FOR THE WAVE HEIGHTS. AS WE GET TO THE LIGHTER BLUE, THAT IS IMPROVING THE WAVE HEIGHTS. THAT MEANS DECREASING IN HEIGHT. BY MONDAY WE SEE THERE IS LIGHT BLUE ALONG THE COASTLINE, VERY GOOD NEWS HERE TONIGHT AS I MENTIONED ALL THE HIGH SURF WARNINGS IN EFFECT. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORIES, COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES, THEY DO EXPIRE AS OF
